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The Conference on Defending Human Rights presented by the Florida Bar International Law Section Standing Committee on Public International Law, Human Rights and Global Justice was a success! Interested parties partook in several intriguing panel...

On March 29, 2019, James Meyer was honored for his outstanding and exemplary service in the field of international law, by being named the 37th Annual Lawyer of the Americas by the University of Miami School of Law’s Inter-American Law...

The trip, which had been scheduled to take place on Oct. 19-22, was canceled after the tour's provider, Cuban Cultural Travel, pulled out in light of the Cuban American Bar Association's open letter. By Zach Schlein | August 24, 2018 at 12:59 PM James M....

The slow volume of legal work owes as much to hurdles put in place by the Cuban government as the Drumpf administration's policy reversal, but the island's draft constitution could change the trade equation. By Dan Packel | August 20, 2018 at 06:00 AM...

James Meyer, Katie Deluca, and Steven Hagen were featured speakers at The iLaw2018 – The ILS Forum on International Law. The event was co-chaired by Jacqueline Villalba and covered a wide array of topics....

The International Law Section Annual Meeting was held this past June at the 2017 Annual Florida Bar Convention. During the Meeting, James Meyer and Sofia Falzoni were awarded the Editors’ Choice Award from the International Law Quarterly for their article entitled...

James Meyer, Director and President of Asopuente International Inc., a non-profit organization that provides aid to help eradicate extreme poverty in Guatemala and elsewhere through the provision of technical education and self-improvement programs to low income...

On June 26, 2015, James Meyer and members of the International Law Section Executive Council of the Florida Bar International Law Section awarded Cuban dissident lawyer Dr.Rene de Jesus Gomez Manzano a plaque for defending human rights in his country. Meyer was quoted...

On July 1st, the Florida Bar News extensively quotes James Meyer of Harper Meyer Perez Hagen Albert Dribin DeLuca & Osorio LLP on his visit to Cuba in May with The Florida Bar’s International Law Section and how his side meetings accomplished many of the Section’s...

The Florida Bar plans to arrange another trip to Cuba for attorneys in the upcoming months. They hope to focus this trip exclusively on attending meetings and open discussions with officials on the island regarding current legal issues, a transitional government and...

The July 29, 2015 Daily Business Review published a special report on Cuba focusing on the announcement that Pompano Stonegate Bank will act as the official bank of the Cuban Government. The Pompano Stonegate Bank issued a statement to inform the public that at the...